1913, OONGRESSION AL RECORD-HOUSE. 5801 001'.TFIRMATIONS. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Wisconsin asks unani­ Execrttit:e nominations confinne<l by the Senate October 27, 1918. mous consent to- extend his remarks in the RECORD. Is there objection? [After a pau e.] The Chair hears none. l\fEMDERSIIIP OF THE PIIILIPPINE COMMISSION. The letter is as follows : Victorino 1\Iapa to be secretary of finance and justice. W1sco.-s1N FREE LIBRARY CoM:urns10.-, Jaime C. de Veyra. Madison, OctobC1' W, 1913. Vicente I1ustre. Ilon. WILL1"! J. CARY, 1\f. C., Vicente Sing on. Washington, D. O. DEAn MR. CARY: Would It not be possible for Congress to have printed POSTMASTERS. on tbe first page of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD a table of contents FLORIDA. somewhat similar to the table of contents that appears on the first page of the Daily Con ular Report? For Instance. tbey could ~ive the Thomas J. Wei:rrnr, Mayo. first page on which the proceedings of the Hou e and Senate begm. and, most important, the page on which one could find the title of the TEXAS. longer E'peeches of the various Members, or the subject that are under Bettie Jackson, Stratford. special consideration For example. if one wanted to follow dii::cusslon!:l of the recent tariff bill, it was difficult to get at thnt: and we bave John G. Oltorf, Marlin. spent hours of good time in trying to locate things In the RECORD W ASIIING'ION. which have been referred to incidentally in the new papers. A good table of contents would enable one to tell at a dance whc>re to find a n. A. Belvail, Palouse. particular speech or get at the discussion on a particular subject. Thomas J. Quirt, Blaine. I do not know how this would affect the use of the REcoun for Mem­ bers of Cong:ress. bat it certainly would improve its u. e to the gennal public very much, and we would be glad to have you take what steps are nece. sary to bring this about. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The American Library Association bas a committe on public docu­ ments. of which I bappen to be a member. and it ls the opinion of the l\foNDAY, members of the committee that sometbln.i:i: of this kind is moi;t degir­ October 27, 1913. able. If yoa think it worth while. I am sure that the American Library Association, an organization that repre en ts t !e library inter­ The House met at 12 o'clock noon. ests of the country. would indorse this action requestrng ConO'res to Tpe Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D., offered the fol­ have such a table of contents if for no other reason tllan for tbe con­ lowing prayer : venience of the users of the RECORD in tbe libraries. Tbe RECORD con­ tains an immense amount of very valuable information on different· We come to Thee with joy and gladness, 0 God our Father, things which one can not get elsewhere. and the table of contents would for the manifold blessings and tender mercies vouchsafed unto certa.inly help to make it more useful to the country at large, and, I us now and for the hopes and promises of the future. Help believe, to the Members of Congre s also. I understand that this matter is being taken up w1tb other Congress­ us to praise and magnify Thy holy name by living to the high­ men by persons interested in otber States. and you wlll no doubt find est idea1s, following ever in the wake of Him who exemplified that if yon start something of this sort you will J?et Rome active co­ in His life and character the highest manhood and revealed the opei·ation. We ourselves are writing to our Representatives and Sena­ tors on this matter. loving heart of the Father unto all men, that we may be Yours, very truly, M. S. DUDGEO!'f, Secretary. Christians not only in name, but in fact, and our praise shall PUBLICATION AS A HOUSE DOOUMENT OF TWO ADDRESSES OF THE be Thine forever. Amen.' The Journal of the proceedings of Friday, October 24, 1913, FIBST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER OENEBAL ( H. DOC. NO. 261). was read and approved. Mr. AIKEN. Ur. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the RECORD and also as a public document two short INCOME-TAX REGULATIONS (H. DOC. NO. 270). addresses dellYered recently by the distinguished Fir t Assist­ Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, I am informed that the Treasury ant Postmaster General, Hon. D. C. Roper--one at Denver o.nd Department is issuing to-day Treasury income-tax regulations. one at Baltimore. I a k unanimous consent that they may be printed as a House The SPEAKER. The gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. document and that, in addition to the usual number, there AIKEN] asks unanimous consent to have printed in the CONGRES­ shall be printed 100,000, 80.000 for the folding room and 20,000 SIONAL RECORD and also as a public document two short speeches for the document room. The cost will be less than $500. made by Hon. Daniel C. Roper, the First Assistant Postmaster Mr. MURDOCK. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, Geuera.1-- how many will that give each individual Member here in the Mr. AIKEN. .Mr. Speaker, I do not know whether I made House? myself clear. I asked to have these addresses also printed as 11 Mr. MANN. Well, I do not know. I have not computed the public document. 80,000 among 435 Members. The SPEAKER. And shall be printed as a public documentr l\fr. HARDWICK. Mr. Spenker, reserving the right to object, Is there objection? . I would like to ask the gentleman if he has an estimate of Mr. SHARP. Mr. Speaker, resernng the right to object, may what that will cost? I nsk the gentleman on what lines were these speeches made? Mr. MANN. Five hundred dollars will print 101,000 copies. Mr. AIKEN. The one at Denver was on the subject of postal Mr. HARDWICK. The gentleman, I presume, has not been policies and problems and the one at Baltimore was on the able to see the chairman of the Committee on Printing. subject of rural postmasters. Mr. MANN. No; I have not. I just got the data this morn­ The SPEAKER. Is t'here objection? How many copies does ing. Everybody wants them. the gentleman desire to ha>e printed? The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. MANN] Mr. AIKEN. The usual number under the $500 limit would asks unanimous consent that the regulations to be printed print about 54,000. to-day by the Treasury Department in relation to the collection l\fr. l\IANN. The usual number is 1.40(). of the income tax shall be printed as a House document ro the The SPEAKER. Is there objection? number of 100.000, 80,000 cop~es for the folding room and Mr. HARDWICK. Mr. Speaker, I do not desire to object, but 20,000 copies for the document room. Is there objection? I want to present a request for unanimous consent-- [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. The SPEAKER. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The WITHDRAW AL OF BILL. Chair hears none, and it is so ordered. The addresses above referred to are as follows: Mr. CARY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to a question of personal pr1Y"liege. I would like to ask unanimous consent that the bill POSTAL POLICIHS AND PROBLEMS. H. R. 3899, to amend the pure-food law, and purporting to An address before the Sixteenth Annual Ccnvention of the National Association of Postm&ster of the First Class, at Denver, Colo .. July have been introduced by me, be withdrawn. I did not introduce 31, 1913, by Daniel C. Roper, First Assistant Postmaster General. the bill and I do not know bow my name became attached to it. Mr. President and members of the National Association of Post­ The SPEAKER. What is the number of the bill? masters at First-Class Offices, I regard it as botb a plea ure and a Mr. CARY. H. R. 3899. privilege to look into the faces of this large number of men. so impor­ tant to the welfare of our country. It is a pleasure becnu of that The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. CA.BY] interest in a common cause which naturally prompts ympathy and asks unanimous consent that the bill H. R. 3899, which has makes wondrous kind those struggling with like problem and responsi­ bilities. It ls a privilege for me to be hel'e, because the occasion en­ his name attached to it. be withdrawn from the files of the ables me to make your acquaintance and to exchange viewR as to the House because he did not introduce it. Is there objection? best way to meet the responsibilities with which we are mutually and [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. cooperatively cbarJ?ed. You nre peculiarly fortunate in the selection of the "Queen City of INDEXING THE RECORD. the Plains' for this convention. Denver's growth bas measured time with that of the postal service. This city began its career by the Mr. CARY. Mr. Speaker, I also ask unanimous consent to erection of a log cabin In October. 1857, on what is now tb corner ot E>..xtend my remarks in the RECORD by printing a letter in regard Eleventh and Wewatta Streets, and then it was that the postal service.